Tivy Stadium targeted for upgrades

By Zeke MacCormack Staff Writer

Published 2:50 pm, Monday, March 4, 2013

Kerrville school trustees have called a $6.2 million bond election for May 11 to fund upgrades to Tivy Antler Stadium.

The board voted 6-0 at a special meeting Friday to put it on the ballot. The plan is aimed at bringing the district into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title IX requirements, said District Spokeswoman Jamie Fails.

The total upgrades would cost $8.5 million, she said, with the balance being drawn from district reserves. Passage of the bonds wouldn't result in a tax rate hike because the district plans to refinance existing debt to reduce its interest rate from 5 percent to about 2 percent, Fails said.